14 Facts About Little Milton

Little Milton was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame in 1988.

Little Milton was raised in Greenville, Mississippi, by a farmer and local blues musician.

Little Milton joined the Rhythm Aces in the early part of the 1950s, a three piece band who played throughout the Mississippi Delta area.

In 1951, Little Milton recorded several sides backing pianist Willie Love for Trumpet Records.

Little Milton signed a contract with the label and recorded a number of singles.

None of them broke through onto radio or sold well at record stores, so Little Milton left the Sun label in 1955.

In 1958, Little Milton moved to East St Louis and set up the St Louis-based Bobbin Records label, which ultimately scored a distribution deal with Leonard Chess' Chess Records.

Little Milton's song "Let Me Down Easy" was recorded by the Spencer Davis Group on The Second Album, but his authorship was not acknowledged on the record.

Little Milton released a single of it himself in 1968 on Checker.

Little Milton appeared in the documentary film, Wattstax, which was released in 1973.

Little Milton remained with the label for much of the remainder of his career.

Little Milton's last hit single, "Age Ain't Nothin' But a Number," was released in 1983 from the album of the same name.

Little Milton died at the age of 70 on August 4,2005, from complications following a stroke.

Little Milton was posthumously honored with a marker on the Mississippi Blues Trail in Inverness.